Friday April 22, 2011 Day 43 Finished Elland Road
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Leeds United
- Reading
- - That's it for our LIVE coverage of the Championship today! Forest stay sixth on goal-difference, but Burnley, Hull and, of course, Leeds will all be snapping at their heels now! Join us again tomorrow, when we'll have more LIVE coverage of a host of mouth-watering clashes, including Cardiff v QPR, and Millwall v preston
- - McCarthy is handed the champagne at the end of the match, having been deservedly awarded the man of the match gong. Brilliant performance from the young keeper, who pulled off a couple of quite staggering stops
90+4' FULL TIME! There goes the final whistle! Leeds had more than enough chances to win this match, but the brilliance of McCarthy and their profligacy in front of goal combined to see this match finish 0-0- 90+3' That was the chance! Watt had far more time on the ball than he realised, but he tried to be clever and hit his shot with his back to goal. Unbelievable
90+3' Leeds go for another long ball into the box, AND MCCARTHY MISSES IT! SANCHEZ WATT IS FREE IN THE BOX WITH HIS BACK TO GOAL, AND HE STABS THE BALL WIDE WITH THE GOAL AT HIS MERCY!- 90+2' Reading look to counter now, and McAnuff has the ball wide right. He shoots! Horribly wide from the midfielder
- 90+1' Kilkenny receives the ball on the right, and he advances towards the box before firing a cross-shot towards the back post! McCarthy holds onto the ball, and quickly releases the ball upfield
- 90' There will be three minutes of added time at Elland Road, as Leeds start to build from their own half again
- 89' Mills carries the ball forwards from the back, but passes straight out of play under pressure from the tireless white shirts!
- 88' That's absolutely stunning from the Reading keeper - diving late to parry the ball clear at his near post. He's earned a clean sheet tonight, but Reading are jsut clinging on here now!
- 87' Gradel is given the ball in acres of space on the right, as Leeds catch Reading on the counter! he carries the ball to the edge of the box, and SHOOTS! SAVED BY MCCARTHY! The keeper parries the ball back to Gradel, who lifts the ball to the back stick and ONTO THE HEAD OF SNODGRASS! SAVED AGAIN BY MCCARTHY!
- 85' Long gets in behind Lichaj on the right, but Naylor comes across to sweep up and knock the ball wide for a throw
- 84' Swung into the box... and cleared by a white shirt. We're heading into the last five minutes here, and there could be some late drama here! Reading have scored 15 goals in the last five minutes of Championship matches this season, and they'll be backing themselves to make it 16 today!
- 83' Manset goes on a bruising run along the left now, and forces a last-ditch tackle from Naylor. Reading have a corner
- 82' Leigertwood finds himself in acres of space as Reading break, and he SHOOTS FROM 20 YARDS! JUST WIDE OF THE TOP-LEFT CORNER! Cracking effort
81' READING SUB: Hal Robson-Kanu off, Mathieu Manset on- 80' LEEDS SUBS: Billy Paynter and Jonathan Howson off, Sanchez Watt and Davide Somma on
- 79' McCarthy comes to meet another long ball over the top, but this time he spills it! He has the ball at his feet outside the box, but leaves it to be cleared. Leeds win the ball back, and Johnson tries a spectacular effort from range that lands well wide! Very sloppy at the back from Reading!
- 78' Robson-Kanu swings a lovely ball to the back post from the left wing, and MCANUFF IS THERE TO MEET IT! The midfielder makes the wrong decision, though, trying to square the ball rather than backing himself
- 77' Griffin rides a late challenge from Snodgrass, before being battered over from behind by the repaidly retreating Scot. Unbelievably, the referee waves play on, and Gradel nicks the ball away in the middle
- 76' The ball is lifted to the diminuitive Gradel at the far stick, but the pacey Ivorian does get a head on it! He directs the ball back across the box, where it's hacked cleared by a black shirt
- 75' We're entering the last 15 minutes of this match, then, and there's nothing between these two sides at the moment. Leeds win a free kick, wide left
- 74' Griffin has the ball in space in his own half, but he opts to hammer the ball long and far away from Reading's strikers
- 73' Kilkenny tries to find Gradel with a ball down the right wing, but Khizanishvili comes across with a well-timed challenge to clear the ball
- 72' He's treated on the pitch, before hobbling off. Should be fit to continue...
71' Mills takes a boot to the thigh as he goes up for a header with Snodgrass, and the Reading captain stays down- 70' READING SUB: Noel Hunt off, Simon Church on
- 69' Griffin finds Long in the box with a curling ball, and the striker carries the ball to the touchline before being bundled over from behind by O'Brien! The referee gives a goal kick, however
- 68' That was the chance! Leeds should be ahead, and Johnson won't want to see that again - he'd already done the hard work with the run!
- 67' Bradley Johnson picks the ball up deep, and dances into the box with a stunning run! He's one on one with McCarthy! AND HE CLIPS THE TOP OF THE CROSSBAR!
- 65' Reading do well to keep the ball as Leeds press all over the pitch. They eventually win the ball back in the middle of the park, and you certainly can't accuse them of not trying hard enough!
- 63' A long ball is lifted over the Reading defence for Gradel to chase, but once again McCarthy gets there first. Gradel is having a tough time out there - the service just hasn't been good enough
- 62' Hunt carries the ball along the left, before cutting a nice low ball across the box that just eludes the black shirts! Reading really starting to pressurise the hosts now
- 61' Reading try to move the ball along the left now, and they're looking like they might be over their second-half wobble!
- 60' Griffin holds the ball up on the right, inside the Leeds third. A cuts inside with a tremendous piece of skill, but wastest the opportunity by rifling a right-foot shot wide of the near post as the Leeds box began to fill with black shirts. That's a waste
- 59' Hunt goes down after a cynical challenge from Naylor, and the Reading players can't believe that the Leeds captain hasn't been sent off! I can't either, for that matter. Naylor is a very, very lucky boy
57' Ooof! Long collects a ball inside the centre-circle, and Leeds skipper Richard Naylor slides straight through him from behind! Terrible challenge, and an obvious yellow card- 57' The corner is swung in to the middle, and headed well clear
- 56' It's Snodgrass again from wide right... and punched behind by McCarthy!
- 55' Mills concedes another cheap free kick, bundling over Paynter. Leeds really beginning to turn the screw here, packing the box with quality headers of the ball
- 53' Leeds pack the box for a free kick, which is looped in by Snodgrass and ONTO THE HEAD OF O'BRIEN AND GLANCED JSUT WIDE OF THE LEFT POST! Promising stuff for Leeds
- 52' Harte receives the ball from the throw-in, and he whips the ball in to McAnuff who is thee yards from goal! MCANUFF MISSES IT! The 29-year-old just fails to bully his way to the ball, and it bounces wide of the goalmouth
- 51' Leeds pressing very well early on, and Reading just can't find any rhythm! Jem Karacan plays left, and the visitors have a throw-in
- 49' Mills and Snodgrass come together some 25 yards away from the Reading goal, and Mills stays down. The referee signals for a free kick, and this is a scrappy start to say the least!
- 47' Reading are furious as Leeds win a free kick on the edge of the area, despite the hoops having a man down with a head injury. The referee waves away their protests, though, and Snodgrass stands over the ball
46' We're back underway for the second half at Elland Road! Simon Grayson has made a shrewd move taking off Livermore - one more rash challenge and he'd've been off!- 46' LEEDS SUB: Jake Livermore off, Neil Kilkenny on
- 45+1' HALF TIME! That's it for the first half! Reading keeper Alex McCarthy has been pivotal in the opening 45 minutes with one moment to remember, and almost one to forget. Just us in a few moments for the second half!
- 45' That's brilliant from O'Brien. The fullback slides in perfectly to dispossess McAnuff, keeping the ball in play and getting quickly to his feet and regaining possession. Quality defending
- 44' The corner is swung to the far post, and MILLS MEETS IT WITH A HEADER! The ball crashes off the back of O'Brien, however, and cannons clear of the goalmouth
- 43' Griffin plays the ball inside from the left to Long, who plays the ball first-time to Hunt. Hunt's cross is blocked behind, and Reading have another corner!
- 42' Andy O'Brien slides the ball out of play deep in Leeds's half, giving Reading a throw
- 40' Paynter goes down under pressure on the halfway line, but the referee waves play on. Snodgrass has moved across to the left now, as Simon Grayson shuffles his pack. Gradel has switched to the right
- 39' Livermore slides through the back of Shane Long, and he's on his last warning from the referee! He's already been booked, and that challenge could well have seen him sent off on another day!
- 38' The Reading keeper got a bit lucky there - he completely mis-read the ball and could only look on as the ball span just wide of the post!
- 37' Zurab Khizanishvili takes a big chance trying to bring down a high ball at the back, and he pays for it as Gradel sneaks in to take the ball away! He's racing clear towards the edge of the area, and SHOOTS! PARRIED JUST WIDE OF THE LEFT POST!
- 36' There's a lack of quality at the moment, with both side's lacking any real threat in the final third
- 35' Reading skipper Matt Mills pings a ball to the right wing, but once again it's over-hit
- 33' Harte fires another long diagonal ball from the left wing, but it's straight over Long's head and out for a goal kick
- 32' Paynter does well again to head on a long ball for Gradel to chase, but McCarthy is quickly off his line to get there first
- 30' That's half an hour played, and it's been a cagey, nervous match so far. You'd think there has to be a goal here at some point, though, there's been 80 scored at Elland Road this season!
- 29' The ball works its way back to Harte who has stayed left, and the fullback uses his right foot to ping a diagonal ball to the opposite wing, which Long can't bring under control. Leeds goal kick
- 28' Harte to take... and it's headed well clear by Livermore at the front stick
- 27' Reading quickly shift the ball upfield and win another corner, this time on the left
- 26' And the combative midfielder is back in the thick of things again - launching into a late, late challenge in the middle, and going into the referee's notebook
- 25' Livermore pumps a long, diagonal ball towards Snodgrass, which flies straight into touch
- 24' Gradel receives the ball wide left, before squaring to Livermore on the half-way line
- 23' That's an absolutely phenomenal, instinctive save from McCarthy to keep his side level, and it's the first thing he's had to do in this match!
- 22' Jake Livermore jinks inside from the left, before sending a lovely ball to the far stick AND SNODGRASS GETS HIS HEAD ON IT! SAVED AT POINT BLANK RANGE BY MCCARTHY!
- 20' The ball is back with Harte on the right, and the fullback lifts another beautiful cross to the back stick to NOEL HUNT! THE STRIKER MISSES THE BALL! Shane long just seemed to get in Hunt's way then, and neither player made contact with the ball. That's a let-off for Leeds
- 19' Harte swings in a terrific corner, which Paynter heads well clear to the right wing
- 18' Harte stands over the ball... and his whipped ball is nodded up into the air, before Schmeichel punches behind for a corner
- 17' Eric Lichaj commits a clumsy challenge wide on the right, and this is a good position for a ball into the box...
- 15' FACT! There are three teams yet to lose at home in the Championship in 2011. Leeds are one of them
- 14' Paynter exchanges passes with Paul Connolly and Gradel, as Leeds try to hold up the ball a bit more
- 13' Both sides exchange throws on the Reading right, as this match just starts to get a little bit scrappy
- 12' That was a typically fluent move from the visitors, who are enjoying themselves out there at the moment
- 11' McAnuff plays a lovely one-two with Shane Long on the right, on his way into the box. He charges towards goal from a tight angle and SHOOTS! PARRIED BEHIND BY SCHMEICHEL FOR A CORNER!
- 9' Mikele Leigertwood sprays the ball right to Griffin, as Reading dominate the early possession. They're one of the form teams in the Championship at the moment, and they're certainly playing with confidence
- 8' Jobi McAnuff stands over the ball... and Kasper Schmeichel catches just under his crossbar
- 7' Former Leeds fullback Ian Harte takes it, before crashing a cross off a white shirt to win a corner
- 6' Hal Robson-Kanu goes on a blistering run along the left wing, but his eventual cross is hacked clear for a throw-in
- 5' This match is well placed for another goal-fest today. No team in the Championship has scored more goals at home than Leeds this season, while Reading are the league's top scorers on the road!
- 4' Andy Griffin gets the ball at right back, before playing a terrible back-pass to Alex McCarthy! The keeper gets there just ahead of Billy Paynter, but that was almost a gift for Leeds!
- 3' Robert Snodgrass stands over the ball... but his disappointing delivery is easily cleared by the first man
- 2' Max Gradel goes down a bit too easily on the right wing, but the referee gives a free kick - 40 yards out, wide on the right
- 1' Jobi McAnuff does well on the right to squeeze a ball across the box, but Leeds just about hack it clear
1' We're underway at Elland Road!- - Three of the last five matches between these two teams have been 1-1 draws. That wouldn't be enough for Leeds today - Nottingham Forest's goal difference means that only a win will get Leeds back into the top six!
- - Bad news for Leeds, then, as Luciano Becchio fails to make the squad after a recent knee problem. Richard Naylor makes his first start since October in defence while, for Reading, Noel Hunt is passed fit after a foot injury
- - The referee for this one is Eddie Ilderton
- - LEEDS: Schmeichel, Connolly, Naylor, O'Brien, Lichaj, Livermore, Howson, Johnson, Snodgrass, Paynter, Gradel. Subs: Higgs, Kilkenny, Watt, Bannan, Bromby, Somma, McCormack //// READING: McCarthy, Griffin, Khizanishvili, Mills, Harte, McAnuff, Karacan, Leigertwood, Robson-Kanu, Long, Hunt. Subs: Federici, Tabb, Antonio, Church, Howard, Pearce, Manset
- - Next up this evening - Leeds United will look to regain their play-off position with a victory against high-flying Reading at Elland Road! Kick-off at 19:45 (UK time)
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Summary
- 90+3' Leeds go for another long ball into the box, AND MCCARTHY MISSES IT! SANCHEZ WATT IS FREE IN THE BOX WITH HIS BACK TO GOAL, AND HE STABS THE BALL WIDE WITH THE GOAL AT HIS MERCY!
- 87' Gradel is given the ball in acres of space on the right, as Leeds catch Reading on the counter! he carries the ball to the edge of the box, and SHOOTS! SAVED BY MCCARTHY! The keeper parries the ball back to Gradel, who lifts the ball to the back stick and ONTO THE HEAD OF SNODGRASS! SAVED AGAIN BY MCCARTHY!
- 82' Leigertwood finds himself in acres of space as Reading break, and he SHOOTS FROM 20 YARDS! JUST WIDE OF THE TOP-LEFT CORNER! Cracking effort
- 67' Bradley Johnson picks the ball up deep, and dances into the box with a stunning run! He's one on one with McCarthy! AND HE CLIPS THE TOP OF THE CROSSBAR!
- 53' Leeds pack the box for a free kick, which is looped in by Snodgrass and ONTO THE HEAD OF O'BRIEN AND GLANCED JSUT WIDE OF THE LEFT POST! Promising stuff for Leeds
- 52' Harte receives the ball from the throw-in, and he whips the ball in to McAnuff who is thee yards from goal! MCANUFF MISSES IT! The 29-year-old just fails to bully his way to the ball, and it bounces wide of the goalmouth
- 44' The corner is swung to the far post, and MILLS MEETS IT WITH A HEADER! The ball crashes off the back of O'Brien, however, and cannons clear of the goalmouth
- 37' Zurab Khizanishvili takes a big chance trying to bring down a high ball at the back, and he pays for it as Gradel sneaks in to take the ball away! He's racing clear towards the edge of the area, and SHOOTS! PARRIED JUST WIDE OF THE LEFT POST!
- 22' Jake Livermore jinks inside from the left, before sending a lovely ball to the far stick AND SNODGRASS GETS HIS HEAD ON IT! SAVED AT POINT BLANK RANGE BY MCCARTHY!
- 11' McAnuff plays a lovely one-two with Shane Long on the right, on his way into the box. He charges towards goal from a tight angle and SHOOTS! PARRIED BEHIND BY SCHMEICHEL FOR A CORNER!
- - LEEDS: Schmeichel, Connolly, Naylor, O'Brien, Lichaj, Livermore, Howson, Johnson, Snodgrass, Paynter, Gradel. Subs: Higgs, Kilkenny, Watt, Bannan, Bromby, Somma, McCormack //// READING: McCarthy, Griffin, Khizanishvili, Mills, Harte, McAnuff, Karacan, Leigertwood, Robson-Kanu, Long, Hunt. Subs: Federici, Tabb, Antonio, Church, Howard, Pearce, Manset
Team Line-up & Ratings
Leeds UnitedManager: Simon Grayson
ReadingManager: Brian McDermott
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- K. Schmeichel
- P. Connolly
- R. Naylor
- A. O'Brien
- E. Lichaj
- J. Livermore
- B. Johnson
- M. Gradel
- J. Howson
- R. Snodgrass
- B. Paynter
Subs
- L. Bromby
- R. McCormack
- N. Kilkenny
45′ - S. Higgs
- B. Bannan
- D. Somma 81′
- S. Watt 81′
Starting line-up
- A. McCarthy
- A. Griffin
- M. Mills
- Z. Khizanishvili
- I. Harte
- J. Karacan
- M. Leigertwood
- H. Robson-Kanu
- J. McAnuff
- S. Long
- N. Hunt
Subs
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